(1955-11-30)November 30, 1955 Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
Died:
April 27, 1997(1997-04-27) (aged 41) Campbell, Ohio, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:
243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school:
Memorial
College:
Michigan State
NFL draft:
1979 / Round: 3 / Pick: 63
Career history
Miami Dolphins (1979)
San Francisco 49ers (1980)
Toronto Argonauts (1982)
Michigan Panthers (1983)
Birmingham Stallions (1983)
Career NFL statistics
Fumble recoveries:
1
Player stats at PFR
Melvin Land (November 30, 1955 – April 27, 1997) was a former American football linebacker who played four seasons of professional football.[1][2] After playing collegiately with the Michigan State Spartans, he was selected in the third round of the 1979 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins and spent his rookie season with them.[3][4][5] He then spent 1980 with the San Francisco 49ers before joining the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) after a year out of football in 1982.[3] He split the 1983 season between the Michigan Panthers and Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League (USFL) before retiring.[3]
Land was killed in a car crash on April 27, 1997.[6]
^"Mel Land Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
^"Mel Land, LB". Nfl.com. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
^ abc"Mel Land Stats". Pro Football Archives.
^Henning, Lynn (November 22, 1978). "Mel Land posture all bluff—in locker room, that is". Lansing State Journal. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
^Stabley Jr., Fred (October 19, 1976). "Mels Land runs self into starter's role at MSU". Lansing State Journal. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
^"More College Football". Detroit Free Press. May 2, 1997. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
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